When developing ideas in Criteria B, it consists of 4 different things.
- Design Specifications
- Sketches
- Justify Chosen Design
- Accurate Drawings
To first start off with Criteria B, we went through things that would be important in a certain product, in this case a board game.
The following are the set of specifications for each of my proposed projects and its design briefs, a design specification is a set of guidelines that help the designer design and manufacture the product. In order to design a project, you need to follow a set of guidelines as mentioned before in things such as appearance or aesthetics, safety so that the person using the product won't be injured and other things like the materials required for it and the function of the design and where it could be used.
Instead of incorporating it into a table, I divided mine into paragraphs so I could write my specifications in more detail.
Design 1 - Kid Friendly Syringe
Aesthetics & Customers
When designing a syringe, the customers it is aimed at are obviously young children as a lot of them like myself have a fear of syringes. In order for them to get over their fear, a method could be attributing something they love like a cartoon character and adding it into something they're afraid of so that they can overcome their fear. To do this, I need to think about the aesthetics of the product such as style, shape, color, etc.
For colors, I am designing to so that there are vibrant, bright colors that kids are attracted to. These colors would be added not at the pointed part of the syringe but at the cylinder-like shape. However, right behind the sharped point of it I'm adding a cartoon that all children seem to like and thankfully, isn't something that is only added into a gender of' 'girls only' or 'boys only', Mickey Mouse. Sure he isn't very colorful but colors could be added at the bottom of the syringe and right before the pointed part could be everybody's favorite cartoon.
The target of this creation is as mentioned before, children and both genders, for social and economic background, it wouldn't be as expensive as regular syringes and in a social way would help rid of their fear so that when they're older they wouldn't be so afraid of syringes anymore.
Environmental Considerations & Functions
This design doesn't have a huge impact on the environment except for the usual problem with syringes, sharps waste. It is a type of biomedical waste that is composed of used sharps (syringes, needles). After syringes are used, they must be carefully handled as they are now contaminated and could harm you.
The function of my product is a medical device used to inject and withdraws fluids in the body, it is otherwise known as a syringe, its purpose is to cure you from diseases which is why vaccinations occur. Moreover, my syringe is different, it is targeted at kids, therefore it is designed differently so that it is more attractive and less scary for younger children. It will be stored in hospitals and clinics as that it is where you get injected.
Materials, Safety & Size
There are several materials and parts required in order to create a syringe and various types of models, however I'm following quite a basic design of including a barrel, needle, cap and plunger. For the tubes, some make wide, short ones or long, thin ones and I'll be going with making my syringe with the basic parts mentioned with a long, thin tube. All materials are bio compatible, which is materials that do not produce any toxic hazardous things into the body, as well as that all materials are non toxic. The size of syringes vary and it depends on how much fluids need to be inserted into the body, measurements of needles are from 6mm, 8mm and 12.7mm, dosages are from 30 units all the way to 100 units.
My syringe will have safety mechanism inserted in it just like many other and will follow the basic guidelines of how to dispose of your syringe once used to avoid anything hazardous occurring.
Design 2 - Piggy Bank
Aesthetics & Customers
My piggy bank will be of a basic design and will resemble a normal, cute pig in a cartoon like style, there isn't any specific style or color to it as I think it would be quite unique if every pig sold had a different appearance to it or at least something that stood out from other piggy banks, I have an idea similar to what someone did for elephants called the elephant parade where you could go and design your own elephant so every piece had its own unique thing, however obviously I could not showcase that in Tinkercad, instead I'm going to make one distinctive pig of different vibrant colors and patterns so it stands out. This will be experimented with during my sketching and it will be a rough texture.
This is aimed at people from all ages except not for toddles and under as kids and teenagers that need lunch money could just pick up that piggy bank and pour it into their hand, parents could establish that this piggy bank could be their child's allowance and this creation is also for organisation as we never know where to place our loose change and mostly commonly end up losing it so it would be good to have one place to store it.
Environmental Considerations & Functions
The function of a piggy bank is simply to store money for organisation and so you could save up at for example, the end of the month and see how much money you made just by storing all your loose change filled with random coins. There won't really be any environmental considerations except for the fact that this will be made out of plastic therefore all the excess plastic will be dealt with so it isn't thrown into the ocean.
Materials, Safety & Size
As mentioned before, the material used is plastic and for safety purposes, it is plastic due to if it falls it won't shatter and no injury will be caused, toddlers are warned to stay away from it, especially the coins as they could end up swallowing it. It is of a normal, moderate size of a piggy bank and with standard measurements.
Design 3 - Phone Case
Aesthetics & Customers
There will be a range of vibrant colors, however there will be a standard black one for people who like plain phone cases. The shape is rectangular and has quite a rough texture. It is aimed at all people that own an iPhone 5 all the way to iPhone 6(s).
Environmental Considerations & Functions
The function of the phone case is to protect the phone so that if it ever falls, the cover or phone will not break. The only thing that could be hazardous is that it is made out of plastic and as mentioned before will be dealt with in a safe way.
Materials, Safety & Size
The material is a type of plastic called Polycarbonate, this is a material that has a high amount of strength with high tolerance that can protect that phones from falling, its lightweight and customizable and has high impact resistance. It has various sizes from the iPhone 5 all the way to the iPhone 6, iPhone 7 won't need its own as it is almost the same measurements except that it is a little longer.
Sketches
The following are the two sketches I made for every idea I had, for the second sketch belonging to the phone case, I combined it with the first one to receive my final outcome.
Child Syringe - Sketch 1
I think I sketched in a neat manner as you get the gist of what the drawing is portraying such as the main things, for example, it's clear that the main part of this design to get over a child's fear is the design of Mickey Mouse as it is a very popular cartoon. It wasn't very challenging as I looked at several pictures to get this sketch. I think I annotated it well as I went through all the details of the creation. I got these ideas from several pictures and combined them all to get this.
Sketch 2
I sketched it in a way that ensured you understood all the main parts of the design such as the needle, the size of the syringe part and the butterfly wings although they are uneven. It wasn't very challenging to sketch however it was hard to come up with this idea as I had only thought up the first sketch beforehand. I think I annotated it well as I labelled everything that needed to be known and went into detail on what each thing was. I got these ideas from previous syringes I saw on Google that were aimed at kids.
Phone Case - Sketch 1
I sketched this in a design of a phone case and left out all the areas that were for buttons and charging holes, this one is a bit messier than the last two. It was challenging as I knew I wanted to design a phone case on Tinkercad but I didn't know how to make it look appealing and how I wanted the design to be, all that I knew is that I didn't want it to simply be a plain color as a phone case as it wouldn't stand out from other phone cases. It is well annotated in my opinion as I labelled every part of the phone case. I got an idea for this when I was searching phone cases that were previously made on Tinkercad.
Phone Case - Sketch 2
I sketched this in the same way I sketched the last phone case and as you can tell the two are quite similar as I combined two ideas I had for this. I wanted to keep the peace sign on the phone case as I thought it would look quite nice but I thought it would be a lot more convenient and unique if I added a credit card slip as you could place your money in it while you were walking and didn't have a wallet on you. It wasn't challenging to do this as I thought up this idea quite quickly. I think it was well annotated as I labelled every minor detail that was part of the phone case. I got this idea when I saw a video of a person who put a credit card slip on their phone case which I thought would be very convenient.
Piggy Bank - Sketch 1
Piggy Bank - Sketch 2
I sketched this much differently than the previous sketch as instead of a classic piggy bank form, I made this one into a 'Pac Man' piggy bank. It wasn't very challenging as I saw many people doing something similar to this and I thought it would be a cool thing to try out. I think it is well annotated as I labelled every part of this including the material, design and measurements. I got the idea for this when I was searching up different piggy banks on Tinkercad.
Justifications
1. How did you come up with the idea?
I came up with this idea while searching for possible designs in kid friendly syringes that younger children would find appealing and would help them overcome their fears for needles. I thought of possible ideas of what both genders would find attractive and while searching on Tinkercad Syringes ideas came across a Mickey Mouse idea. I took that and altered it a bit and came up with the above sketch and I think it would be something I could recreate.
2. What software would you use?
Since we're working on 3D printing, I would use Tinkercad in order to create this.
3. Could the design be made in the time available and with your skills?
I do believe I could make this as it is a simple syringe except it has a Mickey Mouse part instead of the part of the syringe that you press to inject the fluid. It's also the basic design of Mickey Mouse with his signature red and black colors along with the mickey mouse ears that anybody could recognize due to its international popularity. If I had any issues there are many tutorials about Tinkercad on YouTube and as well as that before I came up with my design situations, I slightly experimented with Tinkercad and did some lessons so I think I would have the skills needed in order to create this project with the time provided.
4. Would it cost too much?
I don't think it would cost too much as it is similar to every syringe except for the fact there's a Mickey Mouse at the top of it so the prices might be a bit higher but not by much. The only money setback would be the fact that there was the Mickey Mouse design I added and it's made out of plastic so it wouldn't be expensive and would only get a higher price range than normal syringes but for a good reason as this could help kids overcome their fears of needles and decrease anxiety levels.
5. Is it a safe piece of design?
Yes, it is safe as it would follow all the regular guidelines that a normal syringe has and the Mickey Mouse thing is disposable. It also has safety mechanisms inserted in it and everything is properly disposed of once everything has been used so that it won't pollute anything and it won't accidentally hurt anyone because safety measures will be taken to ensure a quick, easy injection.
6. Do you think your target audience would like the idea?
I do think my target audience, which are kids, would like the idea as Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character that everyone enjoys, it's not restricted by a gender and so everyone would find this appealing and may help them overcome their fears if they categorize something they love with something they fear. Mickey Mouse is internationally known therefore this product could be used anywhere around the world and enjoyed by everyone as this cartoon character is very well liked.
7. Why did you choose this color/texture?
I chose the classic colors of Mickey Mouse as this is how the original Mickey Mouse is and what everyone sees him as, over the years the basic design of Mickey Mouse has stayed the same, therefore so should this design. I also used a texture of rubbery plastic so it would be less expensive, disposable of and won't harm the patient as plastic is a safe thing to use except for the fact that this wouldn't go any where near the mouths of toddlers under the age of 3.
1. How did you come up with the idea?
I came up with this idea when I thought of an issue people faced every day and since phones are consistently used every day it means people may often break it especially when their phone case is strong enough. I decided to create a phone case out of poly-carbonate plastic as it is inexpensive and has high tolerance so is quite convenient for others. So once I had the phone case idea, I had to think of the design I wanted, all I knew is that I wanted it to be unique and not just a plain color. When I was scrolling through phone ideas, I came across a peace sign and thought it would be something that people will find appealing as what do people have against peace?
2. What software would you use?
Since we're working on 3D printing, I would use Tinkercad in order to create this.
3. Could the design be made in the time available and with your skills?
Yes, I do believe it would be possible to create this phone case on Tinkercad as I have seen this being recreated many times to little to no difficulty which means I am capable of creating it myself. There are also many tutorials provided about Tinkercad and the phone case itself in case I have any issues whilst creating it. Time isn't an issue as the class time provided along with the free week in order to create it will work.
4. Would it cost too much?
No, one of the things I focused on when thinking about phone cases is that I didn't want it to be inexpensive. I searched up materials that were both inexpensive and would not break as easily and came across Poly-carbonate Plastic. The strength is very sustainable and can protect the phone from falls, it's also very light and has high impact resistance.
5. Is it a safe piece of design?
This material is used in everyday life and plastic is everywhere around us, this is designed simply to protect the phone and will not have any safety issues with it as long as they keep the plastic away from young kids so they won't try to eat it. The only issues I can think of is the fact that plastic is responsible for some pollution but as long as this is disposed of properly, it is safe.
6. Do you think your target audience would like the idea?
I do think my target audience, who are any people who own an iPhone 5 and 6, would like this idea as a common problem with people is their phone breaking and this would help solve the issue and reduce the falls that would happen. People would also like this because it's a design that is found appealing and is inexpensive which is a major positive as it is hard to find a phone case that has high impact resistance and is inexpensive.
7. Why did you choose this color/texture?
I chose colors that people would find appealing and although it isn't shown in the sketch the background will be a neutral, navy blue as the credit card slip and peace sign will be the vibrant part about it which people would like.
1. How did you come up with the idea?
I came up with this idea when I thought about every day problems, one I face myself is always losing my loose change and I recalled that I, myself, owned a piggy bank and found that I collected a surprising, large amount of money with it and thought this would be a convenient idea that many people would take interest in. Then I knew I wanted to make it so it wasn't easily breakable so plastic would be a better option than porcelain as it has a higher impact resistance and doesn't cost much. After that, I wanted to make it unique so I added glasses as although it may seem like a small alteration, it does make it stand out from other creations similar to this.
2. What software would you use?
Since we're working on 3D printing, I would use Tinkercad in order to create this.
3. Could the design be made in the time available and with your skills?
I do believe I can recreate this as I have previously attempted to make it but did not end up finishing it as I had to get going with the rest of my work, it was quite simple and I only had some minor difficulties with it and overall this is quite an easy creation to make. If I ever need any help, there are many tutorials on hand as well as many recreations of this to help me on Tinkercad. I also have both in and after school in order to make this so time won't be an issue either.
4. Would it cost too much?
Plastic is a material that is very affordable and is used in everyday life. One of the main aspects I focused on when creating this product is to ensure that everything is inexpensive so that this can be used by the vast majority since this creation is aimed at anyone who simply needs to store anymoney.
5. Is it a safe piece of design?
Yes, if it shatters it won't scratch you if you try to clear it up like porcelain and glass that do injure you if you cut yourself which cleaning it up. As well as the material not being able to injure you, it also has quite a low chance of breaking since it is plastic.
6. Do you think your target audience would like the idea?
Yes, it still has the classic, pink sized pig that everybody finds appealing and is also unique from others as it has glasses. It also won't break as easily and doesn't cost a lot of money so will be a convenience for people and in the end, will also help them save a lot of money as loose change can add up and end up being a whole lot of money.
7. Why did you choose this color/texture?
The texture is one of hard, plastic so that it won't break as easily and gave it the regular, pink color although this isn't shown in the sketch. This is because everyone still loves the classic, pink pig so I decided to keep that idea and add to it myself.
